Subject: Industrial Applications of Biomass
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IRIBIOM
Institute of Biomass
13, avenue des Droits de l'Homme
45 921 ORLEANS CEDEX 9
FRANCE
T=E9l : 02 38 71 90 52
Fax : 02 38 71 91 12
E-mail : iribiom@hol.fr
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Dear sir or madam,


As a new member of the bioenergy list we inform you about our themes of
interest. Please tell us if we have subjects in common and if we might
exchange information.


We're looking forward to hearing for you at your earliest possible
convenience.

Yours Sincerely

Vincent SCHEIDECKER

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A]  PROMOTING INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF BIOMASS

- Market research, technology transfer, project and product definition
related to biomass production or processing (fibres, energy resources,
biofuels, fine chemicals, cosmetics).
- Promotion and technological development of agricultural and forestry
biomass. Opportunities for industrial development.
- Resource evaluation for energy and industrial applications.

B]  ACHIEVEMENT

BIOENERGY
	* Firewood (forest, sawmill, wastes)
	* Rapeseed oil and ethanol from sugar beet (used as fuel in burners and
motors)
	* Liquid distillation effluent ("vinasse") from sugar beet used as fuel=20
	* Sewage sludge

WATER RESOURCES AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT

	* Irrigation management
	* Experimentation for pesticides and fertilizers (nitrates) control in
soil
	* Nitrates reduction by electrolysis in groundwater
	* Pesticides adsorption and oxydation in water


SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

	* Setting up of 60 references (technical and economical comparison of
integrated and conventional farming systems)
	* Improvement of production conditions

INDUSTRIAL CROPS=20

	SHORT -ROTATING COPPICING=20
	* Mapping of suitable areas
	* Pilot operation=20

	EXTRACTION
	* Silicium from plants
	* Phytohormons in oil

PARTNERS :
- Public and private research institutes : ADEME, INRA
- Farming and forestry professionals
- Processing industries
- Chambers of agriculture
- County and Regional Council "R=E9gion Centre"
- French Ministry of Environment, Research, Agriculture

Examples of programmes in which IRIBIOM has been involved are given below=
 :

	Partners :    	- INRA, AFOCEL, SIFER
	                   	- FDSEA, Chamber of Agriculture
	                   	- Industry.

- Industrial use of straw : papermaking :

	. Operational asssistance during industrial start-up in Central France
Region.

	Partners :    	- Institut National Polytechnique of Toulouse
	                   	- SPEICHIM-TAG
	                   	- IRAAI

- Bio-ethanol project :

	. Administrative, technical and financial management of biofuel test
programme (fuel with 5% added ethanol - 18 vehicles).

	Partners :    	- Sucrerie Artenay
	                   	- Orleans Municipal Council
	                   	- Moteurgaro
	                   	- AFME (Normandy)

- Study of forestry resources in the Central France Region :

	.Regional forestry capacity and trends in local industrial requirements.

	Partners :    	- SERFOB
	                   	- ENITEF/ENGREF

- Study of forestry and industrial potential of poplar wood in the Centra=
l=20
France Region :

	. Study of possibilites and ways of using poplar wood in industrial
applications.

	Partners :    	- SERFOB
	                   	- INRA
	                   	- ADEL
	                   	- Regional Chamber of Agriculture (Central France
Region).

Contacts and conferences :=20

- Biomasse Normandie
- Quebec Centre for the Promotion of Biomass (Centre Qu=E9b=E9cois de
Valorisation de la Biomasse).
- European Conference on Biomass for Energy and Industry :
1987 : ORLEANS, 1989 : LISBON, 1991 : ATHENS.